What: Intaka Island boat trip and lunch at Natural Goods Market
When: Sunday 27 October
Where: Intaka Island and Central Park, Century City
Cost: Boat trip & entrance to Intaka Island: R35/adult; R 25/child
Patrons present: Clarissa, Peyton, Janine, Vicky & Amie
Organised by Amie
For the October KKC I wanted to do something a little “outdoorsy”.
Following recommendations from Janine and Lucy, the girls agreed that a boat
trip at Intaka Island and a picnic lunch sounded like a nice idea.
Intaka Island is a nature conservation wetland in the heart of the
Century City development. Intaka means bird in Xhosa and this habitat is home
to 120 bird species and 212 species of indigenous plants. The Island offers
self-guided trails, nature walks, bird watching and an environmental education
centre (and more). The 40 minute boat trip along the canal offers a “hop on hop
off” feature at Canal Walk. Visit www.intaka.co.za
for more information.
Our visit coincided with the Century City Natural Goods Market which was
on at Central Park across from Intaka Island. The market falls on the last
Sunday of every month from 09h00 – 14h00 and offers something for everyone:
clothing, jewellery, kiddie’s toys, a jumping castle, an assortment of delicious
food and live music.
A new addition to the market “Art on the Island” was introduced to
showcase a range of local artists and their work – in the Eco-Centre on Intaka
Island.
So, our day started off with a quick visit to the artists hosted at the
Eco-Centre and a super fast wine tasting. Then we proceeded to the jetty to
take a leisurely boat ride along the canal. The surroundings are beautiful and
we got a sneak peak into “how the other side lives” when we viewed all the houses
and apartments on the canal edge. The guides were very friendly and quite
efficient photographers. We decided to have our picnic at the market and after
strolling through all the stalls, we managed to find a table in the shade and
enjoyed our food. Peyton thoroughly enjoyed the jumping castle and her ice
cream. A very relaxing afternoon... And we can recommend visiting these sites
in future.
